Alabama

Capital: Montgomery
Features:
1. Home of the Crimson Tide
2. State nickname is Heart of Dixie

Alaska:
Capital: Juneau
Features:
1. State fish is salmon
2. You could find eskimos here

Arizona:
Capital: Phoenix
Features:
1. Known as the Grand Canyon State
2. It's most abundant mineral is copper

Arkansas:
Capital: Little Rock
Features:
1.Home of the Ozark National Forest
2. It is the birthplace of former president Bill Clinton

California
Capital: Sacramento
Features:
1. Ms. Poblete's home state
2. The San Andrea's fault is found here

Colorado:
Capital: Denver
Features:
1. Emily F. new home state
2. You can find the Rocky Mountains here

Connecticut:
Capital: Hartford
Features:
1. The WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) is headquartered here
2. A Women's college basketball team (the huskies) won an NCAA record 90 games in a row

Delaware:
Capital: Dover
Features:
1. Rehoboth Beach is the largest coastal town
2. The Lady bug is this state's official bug

Florida:
Capital: Tallahassee
Features:
1. Known as the Sunshine State
2. Home of Disney World

Georgia:
Capital: Atlanta
Features:
1. Home of the baseball Braves
2. Its the largest state east of the Mississippi River

Hawaii
Capital: Honolulu
Features:
1. It was formed by under sea volcanoes
2. Only state that grows coffee

Idaho
Capital: Boise
Features:
1. Home to world famous hot springs in Lava Springs
2. Its the #1 Natural Producer of Potatoes

Illinois
Capital: Springfield
Features:
1. Abraham Lincoln served in Congress in this state
2. Michael Jordan played for the Chicago Bulls in this state

Indiana
Capital: Indianapolis
Features:
1. Home to the College Football Hall of Fame
2. Site a famous car-race at last 500 miles. And it's not the Daytona 500.

Iowa
Capital: Des Moines
Features:
1. Home of the Hawkeyes
2. It's the only state name that starts with two vowels

Kansas
Capital: Topeka
Features:
1. Home to the baseball Royals
2. Birthplace of world famous pizza chain Pizza Hut

Kentucky
Capital: Frankfort
Features:
1. Birthplace of Abraham Lincoln
2. Known as the BlueGrass State

Louisiana
Capital: Baton Rouge
Features:
1. Devastated by Hurricane Katrina
2. Mardi Gras is celebrated in this state every year

Maine
Capital: Augusta
Features:
1. Only state that shares a border with one other state
2. Approximately 90% of the nation's lobster supply is caught off the coast of this state

Maryland
Capital: Annapolis
Features:
1. Home to the United State Naval Academy
2. The National Aquarium is located at Baltimore's Inner Harbor in this state

Massachusetts
Capital: Boston
Features:
1. Home to Harvard, the first college founded in the United States
2. The Basketball Hall of Fame is located in this state

Michigan
Capital: Lansing
Features:
1. This state has a Great Lake named after it
2. Detroit, the car capital of the world, is located in this state

Minnesota
Capital: Saint Paul
Features:
1. Home to the Mall of America, which is as large as 78 football fields
2. Home of the NFL Vikings

Mississippi
Capital: Jackson
Features:
1. Birthplace of Elvis Presley
2. The longest river in North America is named after this state

Missouri
Capital: Jefferson City
Features:
1. Known as the "Show Me State"
2. Home of the St. Louis Gateway Arch

Montana
Capital: Helena
Features:
1. This state has the largest elk population
2. Yellow Stone National Park is the southern part of this state

Nebraska
Capital: Lincoln
Features:
1. Known as the Cornhusker State.
2. Has more miles of river than any other state

Nevada
Capital: Carson City
Features:
1. Home of Las Vegas
2. Largest gold producing state

New Hampshire
Capital: Concord
Features:
1. The state bird is a purple finch
2. Home of Robert Frost, the poet

New Jersey
Capital: Trenton
Features:
1. Home of Atlantic City, where the street names for Monopoly came from
2. This state has the highest population density

New Mexico
Capital: Santa Fe
Features:
1. The Rio Grande runs through this state
2. This state has more sheep and cattle than people

New York
Capital: Albany
Features:
1. Home of the Statue of Liberty
2. The Catskill mountains are located in this state, which is the setting for Rip Van Winkle

North Carolina
Capital: Raleigh
Features:
1. Outer Banks, some the of the world's most beautiful beaches, are located in this state
2. Home of the Tar Heels

North Dakota
Capital: Bismarck
Features:
1. Milk is the official state beverage of this state
2. The International Peace Garden exists in this state

Ohio
Capital: Columbus
Features:
1. Home the first professional baseball team, the Cincinnati Reds
2. The Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall Fame are located in this state

Oklahoma
Capital: Oklahoma City
Features:
1. This state has the largest population of Native Americans in the United States
2. Nickname is the sooner state

Oregon
Capital: Salem
Features:
1. This state has more ghost towns than any other state
2. The state flag has a beaver on it, and it is the only state to have two designs on its flag

Pennsylvania
Capital: Harrisburg
Features:
1. Home of the Steelers
2. Named after William Penn

Rhode Island
Capital: Providence
Features:
1. Smallest state in size in the United States
2. Home to the Tennis Hall of Fame

South Carolina
Capital: Columbia
Features:
1. The first battle of the Civil War started in this state at Fort Sumter
2. The nation's leading and shipping peach producer east of the Mississippi River

South Dakota
Capital: Pierre
Features:
1. Mount Rushmore exists in this state
2. The "black hills" exist in this state

Tennessee
Capital: Nashville
Features:
1. Grace Land exists in this state
2. Home of the Great Smokey Mountains Natural Park, which is the most visited National Park in the United States

Texas
Capital: Austin
Features:
1. The largest state in land size in the lower 48 states
2. Home of the Alamo

Utah
Capital: Salt Lake City
Features:
1. This state's mountains have the average highest peaks in the country
2. The name of the state comes from the Native American word "Ute" meaning people of the mountains

Vermont
Capital: Montpelier
Features:
1. This state is the largest producer of maple syrup
2. Home of the Green Mountain National Forest, which is great for skiing

Virginia
Capital: Richmond
Features:
1. Mount Vernon is located in this state, which is home of George Washington
2. The Potomac River runs through this state

Washington
Capital: Olympia
Features:
1. This is the only state to be named after a president
2. Home to Mount St. Helens, which is an active volcano

West Virginia
Capital: Charleston
Features:
1. The nickname of this state is the "mountain state" and home to mountaineers
2. The first spa open to the public open in Berkeley Springs in this state

Wisconsin
Capital: Madison
Features:
1. Home of the defending Super Bowl Champion Packers
2. The state is nicknamed the Badger State

Wyoming
Capital: Cheyenne
Features:
1. Yellowstone National Park is located in the northern part of the state.
2. This state has the lowest population of all 50 states